TWA 800
Friday, July 17th was the 30th anniversary of the tragic end of flight TWA-800. TWA-800, a 747, originated from JFK airport and was bound for Paris when it was destroyed off the South Shore of Long Island in 1996.
The crash was witnessed by hundreds of people enjoying a warm summer evening outdoors. In all, the FBI interviewed more than 700 witnesses. These agents included members of the FBI’s missile team. They determined that well more than 100 witnesses were considered excellent. The evidence for a missile strike was considered to be overwhelming.
This could not be allowed to be the story that the public received. The NYTimes followed the Clinton administration’s lead and buried the story to help Bill Clinton win a second term. As Jack Cashill detailed in his book, the FBI buried evidence that pointed to such a conclusion.
